PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panzer Grenadier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grenadier has chosen Esaka '96 as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hanks
vs
Grenadier

179 cm
29
175 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

180 cm
31
181 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Takeover
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Panzer Grenadier!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks misses with a hook
and Grenadier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hanks.
Grenadier catches Hanks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Grenadier.
Hanks lands a right hook to the body.
Hanks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanks throws a lazy head kick
and Grenadier counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grenadier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanks. Hanks obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanks cracks Grenadier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grenadier throws a right and a left that Hanks avoids nicely.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Grenadier catches Hanks right on the button with a cross.
Grenadier tries a low kick but Hanks avoids it.
Grenadier misses the jab.
Hanks lands the left hand.
Panzer Grenadier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grenadier gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hanks counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanks slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grenadier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hanks checks the leg kick.
Grenadier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
Hanks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grenadier.
Hanks moves out of range as Grenadier strikes.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Grenadier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Hanks.
Hanks checks a low kick from Grenadier.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanks misses the target.
Hanks throws out a leg kick but Grenadier moves out of range and Hanks only half commits.
Grenadier moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Hanks misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grenadier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hanks throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grenadier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grenadier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hanks walks into a straight right hand from Grenadier.
Grenadier slips under a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grenadier checks a leg kick.
Grenadier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hanks counters with a nice body kick.
Hanks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grenadier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanks throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grenadier counters with a big head kick but Hanks shrugs it off.
Hanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grenadier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grenadier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grenadier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks throws a solid leg kick but Grenadier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hanks.

Grenadier rushes Hanks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hanks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grenadier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.
Hanks is leaning against Grenadier and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grenadier.
Grenadier prevents a body shot from Hanks.
Grenadier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grenadier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hanks is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Grenadier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanks pushes Grenadier back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grenadier tries to stall but Hanks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hanks.
Hanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grenadier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Grenadier pushes Hanks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanks working aggressively here.
Grenadier is looking to control Hanks's arms but Hanks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grenadier has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanks.
Grenadier is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Grenadier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Hanks dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grenadier is looking to land body kicks.
Grenadier tries to clinch up but Hanks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanks has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hanks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hanks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grenadier tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanks looks for the body kick but Grenadier saw that one coming.
Grenadier takes a swing at Hanks's ribcage but misses.
Grenadier tries a low kick but Hanks avoids it.
Hanks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grenadier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanks.
Hanks lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanks is looking to score with low kicks.
Grenadier moves out of range as Hanks strikes.
Grenadier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hanks throws a body punch but Grenadier moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Grenadier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grenadier there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grenadier slips a jab from Hanks.
Hanks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Grenadier is rocked!
Hanks throws a pinpoint strike between Grenadier's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Grenadier crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Hanks scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Hanks!
An out of breath Craig Hanks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.